We create animation for kids of all ages.

We craft fun and entertaining stories.

We create colorful and engaging characters.

We push the boundaries of art and technology.

Our Story

We are Omens Studios, an award-winning animation and interactive studio built for the digital
age. We create fun characters and engaging stories that resonate with kids of all ages. We
believe in working together, going the extra mile and making a difference with what we do.
We constantly strive to build a culture and work environment for storytellers, artists and
technologists to create our best work and to bring our content to wherever our fans are.

Our Work

Our work in animation and with interactive media is many and varied, some of which has
garnered recognition internationally.

Counting with Paula

Leo the Wildlife Ranger

Paula Fun Pack

Leo Fun Pack

Cap’n Shmelly

Gnome

Oasis

Sarah’s Dream

Public Utilities Board

SingTel

Leo VR (360 video)

Leo AR

Paula VR

Paula AR

Gnome AR

Circle Line

Tales of Christmas 2017

Argo's World

Our Services

With seasoned creative and production teams in-house, we produce original titles from
concept to full series for TV broadcasters, commissioners and various digital
distribution platforms.

We are always on the lookout for winning animation ideas in-house and from around the
world. We bring together tax subsidies, film funds and private investors to finance,
develop, complete and distribute productions.

We design and create games and interactive applications on iOS and Android mobile
devices based on our titles and those of our partners and clients. Our experience
with Augmented and Virtual Reality gives greater immersiveness to next-generation
applications.

We work with advertising and media agencies and production houses for projects that
range from TV commercials, visual effects to new media projects.

We are equipped with one of the latest mobile and wireless motion capture technology,
allowing us to capture any kind of motion anywhere.

Our Friends

No man is an island, and our clients and partners have often become friends who have been
instrumental in our journey:

News

Argo's World is now in Post-production!

22 Dec, 2018

It's a wrap! With all shoots complete, we now move on to post-production for our new series Argo’s World.

Omens Studios goes to Asia TV Forum (ATF) 2018

5-7 Dec, 2018

One of the industry's most important events in Asia with thousands of visitors each year, it is a great place for Leo and Paula to meet new global partners!

Paula attends the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2018 (AACA)

6 Dec, 2018

Having won The Best Children's Animated Programme or Series 2018, Paula competes against rest of the award winners in Asia at a grand dinner and awards ceremony.

Team Special makes the Top 10 in Asia for Cartoon Network

1 Dec, 2018

Omens Studios' new project Team Special is shortlisted as the Top 10 in Asia for Cartoon Network’s Imagination Studios.

Paula Wins for Best Children Animated Series!

15 Oct, 2018

Counting with Paula has won the Best Children’s Animated Programme or Series award for Singapore as part of the inaugural Asian Academy Creative Awards.

Omens Studios at MIPCOM 2018

15 Sep, 2018

Omens Studios will be at MIPCOM 2018 in Cannes, France with new content. Book a meeting with us!

Leo is now on Tencent Video in China!

8 Sept, 2018

With over 500 million active users monthly and 63 million subscribers, the Tencent Video platform is truly an exciting place for Leo to be!

Counting with Paula Season 4

18 Aug, 2018

A brand new season of Counting with Paula has started production, slated for completion by October 2019.

Omens starts work on Circle Line

1 Aug, 2018

With the completion of principal photography, VFX work has begun on our first feature project Circle Line, slated for completion by July 2019.

Paula in Catalonia and Korea!

1 Jul, 2018

Counting with Paula Season 1-3 is now available in Spanish in Catalonia by Televisio De Catalunya, and in English for Korea by CJ E&M.

Paula in China!

1 Jun, 2018

Counting with Paula Season 1-3 is now available in China in Mandarin on CCTV and iQiyi.

Leo the Wildlife Ranger on ZooMoo

1 Mar, 2018

Our award-winning series Leo the Wildlife Ranger is now available on ZooMoo TV across South-East Asia.

Kidscreen Summit

12 Feb, 2018

Omens Studios will be back in sunny Miami at the Kidscreen Summit. Catch up with us there from February 12 - 15.

Asian International Licensing Fair

8 Jan, 2018

Omens Studios will be at the Asian International Licensing Fair in Hong Kong January 8 - 10.

‘Tales of Christmas’ completed

5 Dec, 2017

Drop by Changi Airport’s brand new Terminal 4 to watch Omens Studios’ original Tales of Christmas on the giant 70m by 5m screen.

Counting with Paula nominated for Best Preschool Program

29 Nov, 2017

We couldn’t be more proud! Counting with Paula has been nominated for the 2017 Asian Television Awards - Best Preschool Program.

Asia Television Forum

29 Nov, 2017

Omens Studios will be a part of the Singapore pavilion at the Asian Television Forum. See you at Marina Bay Sands from November 29 to December 1

The World According to Marie and ARGo Season 1 commissioned

31 Oct, 2017

Mediacorp Singapore greenlit our latest series based on STEM principles, The World According to Marie and ARGo. Stay tuned for the launch date!

MIP Junior and MIPCOM

14 Oct, 2017

Omens Studios will be back in Cannes for MIPJunior and MIPCOM. Catch up with us from October 14 - 19.

Counting with Paula Season 3

July 31, 2017

Given the high ratings from season 1 and 2, Mediacorp has commissioned the third season of Counting with Paula for okto. It will premiere in February 2018.

Omens at iAdvisory Forum 2017

July 24, 2017

Omens Studios has been invited to be a part of IE Singapore's showcase at the annual iAdvisory forum.

We will be at the Kidscreen Summit 2017 in sunny Miami from 13-15 February.

We’ve Moved!

January 2, 2017

Omens Studios has a new home at our brand new facility at 1003 Bukit Merah Central #03-01!

Asian Television Forum 2016

December 7, 2016

We will be at Asian’s premier TV market, the Asian Television Forum, at the Marina Bay Sands at the Singapore Pavilion from 7-9 December.

Leo Wins Best Preschool Programme!

December 1, 2016

We are happy and honored that our show “Leo the Wildlife Ranger” won the Best Preschool Programme at the 21st Asian Television Awards 2016!

Our AR/VR Apps at Youth Media Festival

November 11, 2016

We are showcasing our Augmented and Virtual Reality applications based on our titles “Leo the Wildlife Ranger” and “Counting with Paula” at the Youth Media Festival as an IMDA Partner.

Leo DVD and VR Googles

November 1, 2016

“Leo the Wildlife Ranger” Season 1 episode 1-20 is now available on DVD on Amazon! And also, Leo-branded VR Googles for Virtual Reality fun with the family!

MIPCOM 2016

October 17, 2016

We will be at the world’s premier TV market MIPCOM 2016 at Cannes, France from 17-20 October.

Partnership with Cyber Group Studios

October 10, 2016

We are happy to announce the signing of a worldwide distribution agreement for “Leo the Wildlife Ranger” with Cyber Group Studios (France), one of the world's top distributors of children animation.

Careers

We are a team of professionals. We have the animator, the director, the producer, the
writer, the artist, the technologist, the gamer, the coder, the business guy, the office
mama, and many others. Keeping everyone on deck is a shared belief in respect for
teamwork, open communication and a “can-do” attitude. We’re open to great ideas from
everyone, and we work extra hard to maintain a fun working environment.

Counting with Paula

Project Details

Project Description:

“Counting with Paula” is a 60x11’ animated series for preschool children that makes learning about numbers fun and entertaining. The show features Paula and her friends, Tim, Billy, Chalky, Calc, and the Numbers as they go on journeys from the Amazon jungles to the deepest oceans and even outer space! Join the crew as they solve problems, have fun and make more friends along the way.

Counting with Paula was nominated for Best 3D Animation at the Asian Television Awards 2015.

Leo the Wildlife Ranger

Project Details

Project Description:

“Leo the Wildlife Ranger” is a 60x11’ animated series for children aimed at inculcating knowledge and appreciation for wildlife and nature. The show features Junior Rangers Leo and Katie and their loyal canine companion Hero, on their quest to learn more about the beautiful animals and plants that surround us on this blue planet.

Leo the Wildlife Ranger won Best Preschool Programme at the Asian Television Awards 2016.

Paula Fun Pack

Project Details

Format: Mobile Game for iOS and Android
Production Year: 2016

Project Description:

"Counting with Paula" is a popular edutainment series for 3 to 6 year old preschool children that makes learning about numbers, counting and shapes, fun, easy and entertaining! In this Fun Pack, you will find:

Matching Games

Puzzles

Coloring Sheets

Paula TV

Download now for hours of fun for young children everywhere! Age appropriate and child friendly content and games!

Cap’n Shmelly

Project Details

Format: 3.5 minutes CG animated short film
Production Year: 2014

Project Description:

For years, Captain Shmelly has been obsessively searching the oceans for the whale that took his leg. The isolation of his long search, sweltering heat and crates of rum has left Schmelly slightly insane, paranoid and delusional.

Cap’n Shmelly and the Sperm Whale was released in June 2014, and has made it to over 10 film festivals as official selections around the world, including the New York International Children’s Festival and Tres Court International. The short won the grand prize at the 16th Singapore TBS Digicon6 and competed at the finals in Tokyo. It was also showcased as a Vimeo Staff Pick.

Gnome

Project Details

Format: 3.5 minutes CG animated short film
Production Year: 2016

Project Description:

A forest gnome returns home from his day of collecting nuts and finds a caterpillar struggling to reach for leaves outside his house. The good-natured gnome helps the hapless caterpillar gather some leaves. However, as bedtime approaches, another problem presents itself...

Gnome is our latest animated film for 2016.

Oasis

Project Details

Format: 3.5 minutes CG animated short film
Production Year: 2013

Project Description:

George is a miner who is on his way home after a tough day at the mines. His most rewarding find of the day—a rare and precious blue diamond. However, while seeking respite from the mid-day heat, his precious blue diamond is snatched by a strange creature. Going after this thief, George realizes that he’s in for so much more….

Oasis was completed and released in 2013, and was accepted as Official Selection at over 15 film festivals around the world, including Napa Valley, Savannah, South Dakota, Oxford and many others. It won the grand prize at the 15th Singapore TBS Digicon6 and Bronze in the Asia category at AnimlArte Brazil 2014.

Sarah's Dream

Project Details

Format: 3.5 minutes CG animated short film
Production Year: 2014

Project Description:

Sarah Tan is a courageous and cheerful girl who fought an uphill battle against late stage kidney failure. Her wish was to visit an animation studio and understand how animation was made. Together with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, we hosted Sarah and her family at our studio.

To celebrate her 17th birthday, we produced “Sarah’s Dream” which was based on an actual dream Sarah had of her beloved grandmother. The animation was inspired by Sarah’s drawings and was also narrated by her.

Leo Fun Pack

Project Details

Format: Mobile Game for iOS and Android
Production Year: 2016

Project Description:

"Leo the Wildlife Ranger" is a popular edutainment series for 3 to 6 year old preschool children teaching fun facts about the beautiful nature and wildlife that surrounds us on this blue planet. In this Fun Pack, you will find:

Matching Games

Puzzles

Coloring Sheets

Leo TV

Download now for hours of fun for young children everywhere! Age appropriate and child friendly content and games!

Leo Virtual Reality 360 Video

Project Details

Format: 1 minute 360 degrees CG animated video
Production Year: 2016

Project Description:

View “Leo the Wildlife Ranger” in 360 virtual reality video! For greater immersiveness, put on a Google Cardboard viewer and use your YouTube app on your phone to search for “Leo the Wildlife Ranger 360 video” and play it in VR mode!

Public Utilities Board

Project Details

Project Description:

Working with MediaCorp, we conceptualized and produced a TV commercial for Singapore’s Public Utilities Board as a PSA featuring a whole new cast of super hero characters alongside PUB’s mascot Water Wally and a catchy brand new theme song.

SingTel

Project Details

Project Description:

We conceptualized and produced all the CG elements in this fun video for SingTel.

Gnome AR

Project Details

Format: Augmented Reality Mobile Game for iOS and Android
Production Year: 2016

Project Description:

"Gnome" is our animated short film produced in 2016. It features a forest gnome helping a caterpillar. As in the short film, this AR game allows you to bring to life the gnome on your desktop. Just download and print out this AR marker, and then use the app to scan the marker to see it come to life!

Circle Line

Project Details

Project Description:

We created a monster for a teaser of an upcoming movie by Taipan Films!

Leo AR

Project Details

Format: Augmented Reality Mobile Game for iOS and Android
Production Year: 2016

Project Description:

"Leo the Wildlife Ranger" is a popular edutainment series for 3 to 6 year old preschool children, teaching fun facts about the beautiful nature and wildlife that surrounds us on this blue planet. Junior Rangers Leo and his kid sister Katie, their loyal dog Hero and Ranger Rocky brings you on fun adventures around the world, where they explore and learn about nature.

Leo’s AR App is in the works now to bring you greater interactivity with the characters and also learn more about animals in a fun an engaging way! Stay tuned for more information!

Tales of Christmas 2017

Project Details

Project Description:

Changi Airport commissioned Omens Studios to produce an exciting commercial short film. From conceptualisation through to production, our crew worked hard to deliver a full motion Christmas themed story for a large 70m x 5m wide screen, the only one of its kind in the world. Visit the new Changi Airport Terminal 4 during December and watch Santa's little helpers entertain travellers across the world, spreading love and joy with song, gifts, and cookies!
Find out more...

Argo's World

Project Details

Project Description:

Argo's World is a 15x 22" STEM-based infotainment program that takes Marie and Argo on adventures in Cyberspace, where they meet fun and quirky characters from history and in the modern world who help them solve their mysteries and teach them exciting facts about STEM principles, leading audiences of all ages to enjoy learning math and science in a fun way.

Senior Storyboard Artist

The Senior Storyboard Artist is required to draw scenes panel by panel for action visualisation and to compile the
boards into fully-timed animatic. Studying script to understand the required mood and overall theme, generating
creative ideas to make visual story fresh and interesting, and ensuring that continuity between scenes is maintained
are the crucial process in producing boards to meet Director's vision. At least 3 years' experience in similar
capacity is mandatory with full understanding of CG animation pipeline and ability to meet production timeline.

Senior Concept Artists

The Senior Concept Artist is required to create proper concept art following the tone and mood as
set by the Lead Concept Artist. It is expected that the candidate will self-direct, research and obtain
suitable references for design variations prior drawing sketches. At least 3 years’
experience is mandatory with good communication skills and a positive work attitude.

Programmer/Pipeline TD

The programmer/pipeline TD is required to write pipeline tools, troubleshoot and optimise them
in order to keep artists’ efficiency at the best level in CG production environment. The candidate
must work closely with CG Supervisor, Department Leads and Technical Director to understand the
programming objectives and requirements. A candidate who’s a result driven, with high organising
skill and able to work within a given timeline is preferred. Fresh graduates are welcome.

IT Support Intern

Assisting IT Department with daily IT support on hardware and software issues, inventories and
general network/server management.

Lead Animator

The Lead Animator leads the team to complete the assigned tasks and achieve the desired quality within the timeline given. The Lead Animator manages tasks allocation to the team member, checks the quality of the completed tasks, provides constructive feedback while continue motivating and inspiring the team on daily basis. Critical thinking, strong problem solving skill, strong team management skill and time management skill are highly required to be successful in the role. At least 3 years’ in similar capacity in required, with good communication skills, a positive attitude and the ability to lead multiple people in getting things done.

Animators

The animator is responsible for animating each assigned shot and bring the scene and the characters to life on screen.
At least 3 years’ experience is mandatory with good communication skills and a positive work attitude.

Layout Artists

Based on the provided storyboard/animatics, the Layout Artist is required to stage and setup every shot and camera and layout the animation that will take place within each scene. At least 1 year experience is mandatory with good communication skills and a positive work attitude.

Producer

The Producer is responsible for successful delivery of all projects, completing them within the given budget,
timeline, and meeting the expected quality. The candidate must be able to strike a balance between
business/production requirements and creative needs, work closely with Director and CG Supervisor to ensure
direction, execution and delivery timeline are aligned, and drive weeklies with team leads of all departments
for production status, understanding production concerns and finding right solutions with the team. At least
3 years' experience in similar production capacity is mandatory, with full understanding of CG animation
pipeline, good English communication skills, leadership and resourcefulness.

Lead Compositor

The Lead Compositor is responsible for seamlessly integrating the elements and layers of a shot, including
live-action and CG elements, while balancing the creative and technical side of each element. The candidate
must work closely with CG Supervisor, Lead Lighter and VFX team to realize the vision and creative direction
of Director. At least 3 years' in similar production capacity is required, with good English communication
skills, a positive attitude and prior experience in setting up compositing workflow for production.

Senior Modeler

The Senior Modeler is responsible for creating CG assets based on approved concept art in the desired quality
and technical specifications. A full understanding in asset creation workflow such as 3D modeling, digital
sculpting, retopology, texturing, UVs unwrapping and shading is required. At least 3 years' experience in
similar production capacity is mandatory with skillset ranging from stylized look, semi-realistic and highly
realistic.

Senior Animator

The Senior 3D Animator is responsible for creating high-quality animation which align with creative direction
from Animation Director for various projects. The candidate must be able to manage technical challenges
alongside with Lead Animator and assist the Lead Animator in coaching multi-level artists (fresh to mid-level)
in improving their skills and knowledge. At least 5 years' experience is mandatory with expertise ranging from
3D character animation in stylized, quadruped animation to fantasy creature animation.

Animators

The 3D Animator is responsible for creating high-quality animation which align with creative direction from Animation Director for various projects. At least 2 years’ experience is mandatory with good communication skills and a positive work attitude.

Tales of Christmas

What's This About?

Travel season peaks during the year end, and this year, visitors to
Singapore's Changi Airport - the world's best airport - will be entertained by a sweet animated
story produced by the award-winning Omens Studios, called 'Tales of Christmas'.

The animation is designed and produced for Changi Airport's brand new
Terminal 4 (T4), which features a unique video wall measuring 70m by 5m, the only one of it's
kind in the world.

Behind the Story

The production of this animated story, 'Tales of Christmas', was led by
Omens Studios' director Sacha Goedegebure and producer Kelvin Chow. The requirement from the
client was simple – produce a world-class animation and show acts of service for the passengers.
The Omens team set out quickly to create an engaging story that could make full use of the
unique wide canvas spanning 70m in length and 5m in height.

Sacha's pitch was that anyone growing up with The Brothers Grimm's Fairy
Tales would remember the traditional story of elves tirelessly helping the old shoemaker to
complete shoes to give to needy children around the world. In the spirit of the season and
context of T4, travelers can enjoy the vignettes of elves helping travelers along their way
through their kind acts of service, be it finding a lost wallet, retrieving a teddy bear and
even offering cookies. If one looks more closely, travelers can even catch a flying Santa in the
background where the elves unload Christmas gifts to be brought under the Christmas tree.

Challenges and Solutions

Working on such a unique canvas is not without a learning curve. The adage
of a heavy emphasis on pre-production rings true for this animated project once again. The
client brief, while simple, had to be broken down into elements that will work, and the Omens
team anticipated correctly that the story development process took the most time to get right.
The key learning point for this project was to understand how to tell a narrative visually on a
very wide screen, where traditional cuts between scenes will not work well. It was decided that
the story unfold in one continuous long shot, while covering multiple story vignettes occurring
at different parts of the screen. The main focus, however, will be on a little girl who lost her
teddy bear, and how the elves helped her find it.

A true artist at heart, Sacha also keeps an open mind to collaborate with
partners and clients. With an understanding what works for all stakeholders as well as the
audience, the team found a balance that managed to make use of the unique screen to tell a
beautifully rendered story that also brought to life the emotions and feelings of giving in the
spirit of Christmas.

The tight deadline also meant Sacha and his team needed to rely on
successful formulas to manage their workflow. 'We worked on a robust pipeline for our
award-winning animated series and thankfully that was the experience we could tap on for this
project.' Sacha recalls.

On the technical front, the team adopted a production pipeline where digital
assets were animated in Maya and then transferred over to Blender. Animators and Lighters worked
hand in hand to develop a smooth workflow.

Additionally, for 'Tales' what was needed was more photorealism, which meant
higher quality textures and shaders to bring out the finesse of realistic visuals that could add
the feel of the world of elves and world-travelling passengers. The heavier meshes needed for
modeling also meant more render time.

This level of high quality animated visuals required more number-crunching.
In anticipation of the render requirements, Omens Studios added more GPUs (Graphics Processing
Units) to fortify the studio's custom render farm. Each frame eventually took up to 30-40
minutes to render, even after optimization.

The Final Piece

The hard work and long hours put in by the team eventually paid off when the final product was
seen and approved by the client and enjoyed by the millions of travelers who pass through T4.
'Telling a narrative story on such a unique platform was truly challenging' says Kelvin, who
produced the animation. 'But we are glad that we made it happen. Watching it on the big screen
is worth all the effort spent. The team worked hard and worked well together to deliver the
project.'

Working on animation projects is really about working as a tight team.
Everyone has to be hands on, brainstorming, contributing and problem-solving so that the
creative quality is achieved. Sacha recollects with a smile on his face, 'I like it when people
share passion – and not do it because it is work. That is where you truly discover yourself and
your creative spark. Seeing the animation team growing, including the compositors and lighters,
is indeed like pushing yourself to be that artist you've always wanted to be'.